The amount of funding going into higher-risk, early-stage startups has been notable the past year, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Investors have been looking at ways to invest in companies — even those that are so new they barely have a product yet....
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform Transigo announced in a Wednesday (Dec. 29) press release that it has ended a $70 million funding round led by Israeli firms E.N. Shoham Business Ltd. and Nawi Brothers that will allow the company to expand its point-of-sale (POS) platform to major B2B...
ProShares applied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on the metaverse on Tuesday (Dec. 28), according to a CoinDesk report. If the SEC approves the application, the ProShares Metaverse Theme ETF would track the performance of the Solactive...
DiRx, a digital health company offering savings on generic Food and Drug Administration-approved medication through an online pharmacy, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. According to a Tuesday (Dec. 28) press release, the funding will go toward the company’s expansion and national market...
The Israeli Software-as-a-Service platform NeuroBrave has landed new investment with the help of the deep tech fund VentureIsrael. The startup, which makes an operating system for neuroscience ventures, announced the funding Tuesday (Dec. 28), saying it would use the capital to accelerate research and development...
Metaverse identity issuance protocol Kudo Money has raised $4 million from a cross-section of venture capitalists, crypto communities, media investors and decentralized protocols worldwide. The fresh infusion of capital will help Kudo continue its development of an ecosystem of Web 3.0 products, including Unomi and...
The FinTech MetaMap has raised $70 million in Series B funding as it plans to expand its operations in India. The company, a digital trust and reputation management platform, announced the funding Tuesday (Dec. 28), saying it brings its total capital raised to a little...
Hungry investors’ coffers are overflowing with more than $900 billion they’re eager to feed to startups despite an overall track record of poor stock market performance, puffed-up valuations and a road to profitability marred with potholes. Publicly traded startups have cost investors billions in value,...
Supply chain risk management and operational resilience technology company Interos has said the Broadway Angels, a group of women tech investors, has put $6.5 million into the company. In a Dec. 16 company press release, Interos founder and CEO Jennifer Bisceglie said the company would...
